Through iterative development, MTAG were able to assist in the design of parts suitable for manufacturing processes capable of delivering quality and quantity with efficient return on investment.
Having manufactured thousands of boats for RS Sailing, MTAG have been involved from an early stage contributing to tooling design and production, materials selection, manufacturing process development and commercialising the design for serial production.
To date, all production tooling has been produced to an exact design using a combination of 3D scanning, CNC pattern design and production and hundreds of hours of skilled craftsmanship. With production tooling completed in early August, MTAG have developed a dedicated manufacturing team to produce up to four boats, complete with all deck ancillaries per month.
Key to the success of the electric drive is the light weighting of the boat design and inclusion of sustainable materials where possible. MTAG suggested the use of an infusible recycled carbon fibre which we trialled in 2019 on the award-winning RS Neo Foredeck which replaced regular glass fibre reinforcement with a non-woven material made from feedstock derived from scrap carbon fibre and old carbon fibre products.
The process of reclaiming and re-processing the carbon was developed by ELG (now Gen 2 Carbon) who worked with MTAG to provide an alternative destination to landfill for our scrap carbon fibre which we use in the manufacture of aircraft seating. Normally destined for production of a prepreg, MTAG developed a method of infusing the dry material, and once commercially viable it is hoped the resins can be substituted with a bio-based system, furthering the sustainability credentials of the product.
MTAG are thrilled to have been chosen as the manufacturers of the composite elements of the Pulse 63. It epitomises the disruptive nature of harnessing technology in several different sectors to revolutionise another.
